Tie and rail-fastening



A. S. DREIBELBIS.

TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2,1920.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

MUM/MW ALFRED DREIBEILBIS, 0F READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application filed June 2, 1920. Serial No. 385,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED S. DREIBELBIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties'and Rail Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties and rail fasteners therefor and the object in the present invention is to provide a simple, cheap and positive rail securing means in connection with a cushioning means for the rails, whereby the proper resiliency is obtained along the road bed.

The invention consists of rectangular box like receptacles, one of which is to be attached to each end of each railway tie alon the line of the rails, and means for easily and securely fastening the rails in these receptacles.

The invention is intended as an improvement on the device claimed and illustrated in Letters Patent No. 809,555, issued to me under date of January 9th, 1906.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a sectionalview, in perspective, through the rail where it lies in the receptacle on the tie.

F ig. 2 is a side elevational view of the rail, showing a portion of the receptacle and the tie in section.

The numeral 1 designates the tie, which is made up of two box like, rectangular metal members, provided with cushioning springs 2, interposed between the two members, as shown and claimed in my former patent above referred to.

On the top of each tie, in close proximity to each end, I secure, by means of rivets 4, the rail receptacles or chairs 5, which consist of box-like members, having longitudinal channel ways 6, whose side walls are formed with longitudinal recesses 7 adapted to receive suitable locking members.

The numeral 9 designates the rail, the meeting ends of two adjoining rail sections being cut away, as shown at 10, forming angular, interlocking faces.

The side walls of the chair members extend upwardly to the under side of the rail tread and the tread rests thereupon, while the web portion of the rail lies within the two vertical walls and rests on the lower or floor portion of the chair, thus distributing the weight and wear.

The numeral 12 designates the locking members for securing the rails in the chairs, and these members comprise tapered, wedge like bodies, adapted to enter the spaces between the web of the rail, and the walls of the recesses 7, so that when these members are driven tightly into position, they will securely hold the rails in position, while the projections 14 formed at the upper ends of the recesses 7 will prevent the locking members from rising above the bed of the chairs, with the result that the rails will be securely held in position without the use of spikes or any other fastening means whatever, the chairs being riveted to the upper Wall of the metal tie.

It will be noted that with this improvement, I will not only accomplish all the ad vantages set forth in my prior patent, but in addition thereto, I will provide a very sim le fastening means for the rails.

aving thus described my invention, I claim In a tie and rail fastening device, the combination of a tie, a rectangular, box-like chair member riveted to the upper surface of the tie, said chair member having parallel, vertical side walls with longitudinal recesses in the inner faces of said walls and longitudinal projections along the upper edges of said recesses and a railway rail having its meeting ends cut away to form substantially right angular interlocking faces, the tread of the rail resting upon the upper edges of the walls of the chair member and the web lying within the space between the said walls and resting upon the floor of the chair, and removable, wedge-shaped locking members adapted to be inserted between the web of the rail and the inner walls of the chair and to lie within the said recesses.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALFRED S. DREI'BELBIS. 

